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Iran: Deal with Taliban serves ‘illegitimate’ US goals
Mar 02, 2020 10:01Iran says a recent deal between the United States and the Taliban does not reflect Washington’s respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, noting that any such agreement has to be an inclusive one that brings all Afghan sides together.
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US leaving Afghanistan after 19 years of humiliation: Zarif
Mar 02, 2020 05:01Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US is withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan after 19 years of “humiliation” while leaving “huge mess behind”.
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Iran calls for inter-Afghan peace deal, rejects US agreement
Mar 01, 2020 12:18Iran says a so-called peace deal between the Taliban and the United States is an attempt by Washington to justify its illegal presence in Afghanistan, stressing that only domestic talks can stabilize the war-torn country.
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Afghan President Ghani: Kabul not committed to releasing 5,000 Taliban prisoners
Mar 01, 2020 08:12Just one day after the United States and the Taliban militant group signed a peace agreement, Afghanistan's government has announced that it does not consider itself bound by the terms of the deal to free thousands of Taliban prisoners.
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US has no legal status to sign Afghan peace deal: Iran
Mar 01, 2020 07:19Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement after Washington and the Taliban signed an agreement in Doha, saying the US government has no legal status to make decisions about the fate of Afghanistan or sign any peace deal.
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Trump hails pact with Taliban, vows to meet with leaders of militant group
Mar 01, 2020 06:08US President Donald Trump has vowed to personally meet with leaders of the Afghan militant group that the American military sought to root out when it led a massive invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, dismissing criticism of the deal Washington signed with Taliban.
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After 19 years of war, US signs deal with Taliban for troop withdrawal
Feb 29, 2020 14:29After nearly two decades of war, the United States and the Taliban have signed an agreement aimed at paving the way for complete withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.
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Afghan government to send delegation to Qatari capital ahead of US-Taliban deal
Feb 28, 2020 03:15An Afghan government delegation is going to Qatar to make "initial contacts" with the Taliban days before the signing of an agreement, which could see thousands of US troops withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan reopens common border with Iran
Feb 26, 2020 03:52Afghanistan has reopened its common border with Iran, a day after closing it amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Security Council said.
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Afghans mark start of week-long, partial truce
Feb 22, 2020 07:58A week-long, partial truce has come into effect across Afghanistan after the United States, the Taliban militant group and Afghan forces agreed to a so-called "reduction in violence" in the war-torn country.